The Red Violin: Kaspar Weiss, Musical Prodigy

[lovemycatsassy]

Poor kid just dropped dead....

[VVVvicks331]

On IMDB it had said that he was actually playing.... i'm sure the sound was recorded inside of a studio to ensure better sound quality, but no emotion can be faked the way that the boy was playing

[MelodyOfVision]

@VVVvicks331 - I always thought that. I had actually seen the telecast on Bravo (a cable channel) in 2002 of the concert for the Red Violin held in Montreal - and Christoph Koncz really did play those pieces!

[Aleki3419]

hi, I'm from Brazil, already have much time but I saw the movie "The Red Violin." There's a scene in which Kaspar Weiss Poussin and his tutor, going to the hearing, Gaspar Poussin and sing a melody, (PA, PA, PA, papapap), I would like to know the name or author of this tune, where can I buy the music.

[elloboloboable]

wow these fuckin kids are good

[lilgretzkypro187]

MAD funny when he fainted in front of that guy...SO UNEXPECTED but yet sad at the same time lol

[gypsyqueen1964]

LOL that little boy is BEASTY!

[violinlord]

you know that liittle girl is acutally a awesome playing women midget

[AnnaFreeman21]

I wish they had let him play for the prince. It wouldn't have affected the story line if he had played the piece he worked so hard on and then collapsed. I would have liked that much better

[ShaWtyEH]

to bad he dies , :(

[baklavarox]

0:39- WORST fake-playing I've ever seen.

[denae50]

aww he so short he so cute

[Browneye1976]

The Red Violin. two thombs up,an amazeing movie with such a strong story behind it

[chechoneopunk]

what is the first theme?

[mvembathegriot]

Attention all musicians: 4:30 - 6:02 is what is called "woodshedding". It is the difference between you and every other musician out there. The more "shed" time you put in, the more of a master of your instrument you will be....

[LumiereLucy]

Hey!

I really want to learn that in my violin so could you please tell me what is the music at 04:50.

If you have sheet music would you send me? Thank you soo much!

[musiclover0187]

where can i find the notes for the piece played for the guy from Vienna? i have the red violin caprices notes by john corigliano but the piece played for the maestro at 1:35 isnt in the book!!! help me please!! ive already figured out some of the notes but I want the notes , please help it would b much much appreciated

[universalbrother]

wonderful movie!!

[dulcetentaccion]

This is AMAZIIING!!:D

[MyMerryMelodies]

this won an oscar?

... 'k.

[MelodyOfVision]

@MyMerryMelodies - It did? Okay, so I checked: It won the Oscar in 2000 for Best Music, Original Score - John Corigliano. Gee, I learn something new everyday! ;o)

[glikur]

Is this Bach in the begining?

[cerosur]

Una historia llena de emocion y sobrecogedora, gracias a ti pude y puedo disfrutar esta peli.

[metalheadlass]

i really love the first piece kaspar played, that is, joshua bell =D only joshua's interpretation could be that...that...how can i describe it? sublime.

[urquelli]

i love this movie, and this is one of my favorite parts!!!

[milliengr]

A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

[xHadaVerdex]

how I love the violin! ♥♪♫

[Deviousdevil302]

I love this movie...

[GoldGiggler]

What's the song in the beginning of the video?

I want to know...

[nyuteme]

Does anyone know where I can get the last song he plays ' etude - kaspar's death'?

I've looked for it everywhere.

It's very pretty when played slow.

[dynman88]

What movie is this scene from?

[bopkick5]

the red violin. 1 of the best movies ever made in history

[YangiYangi]

@dynman88 The Red violin

[horuhe89]

what´s is the name of the first song??

cual es el nombre de la primera cancion que tocan en el video?

[jalanmalambandung]

di mana cari dvdnya ya???

[cornycogwheels]

@jalanmalambandung

tanya your violin cikgu or download...

[jalanmalambandung]

@cornycogwheels

I need this full movie.. thanks

[OnitsukaTiger1511]

the boy is so cute...i cried when he died..

[Sergio0s]

Christoph Koncz is the boy, i think he actually played this..he is an Austrian Violinist

[bpewien]

@Sergio0s Indeed, he is now the voice leader of the 2nd violins at the Vienna Philharmonics Orchestra (which includes playing in the States Opera Orchestra)

[musicbox99]

@bpewien Yes sir. and I have seen him playing at the 2010 and 2012 new years day concert from Vienna. and his brother plays cello, also accomplished

[Philosopher398]

ahhh Don't die!!!

[meineke11]

Let us not forget--all violin music in this film is played by Joshua Bell, who is one of the most interesting violinists of our time. Only his consistency is sometimes a bit lacking...but in good form, he is absolutely fascinating!--Like in his performances in this film.

[666underkiller666]

never seen this movie but i wan to see now haha

[Edoom21]

is so good this movie

[lurker1107]

Joshua Bell is amazing!!

[sunakochan17]

Does anyone know the name of the song the little boy is practicing with?

[fateindustry]

yes, 4:49 to end, what he is playing is the 1st variation of the red violin caprices...there are 5 variations total

[mrsherman109]

The music that the boy is playing with the metronome is not possible to be played on a baroque violin (which is what he is using). The fingerboard is about an inch shorter, thus, reducing the range of pitch. The notes that are way up in the ledger are higher than the baroque violin can play because there is no fingerboard where one would need to put their fingers. Luckily we have Joshua Bell who can play that on his Stradivarius with a modern fingerboard!

[supermacfan10]

@mrsherman109 Thank you for that information, I Did know that the kid in the move was NOT playing the Violin, and that Joshua Bell WAS. I did not, however, know the other information you provided!! Must be a Violin expert and or teacher! Thanks!!

[LizzieAldridge]

@mrsherman109 way to ruin the movie

[1stab]

@mrsherman109 True, but for real high notes, pressing on a fingerboard is not necessary. Ride a finger up your E string and draw that bow. See?

[OrianaDiazL]

Of course, I know... but the child is pretty cute.. :)

[OrianaDiazL]

I want to have a son like him!!! :)

[jhhuynh]

Joshua Bell is the one actually playing.

[redviolin1231]

what would be really bad is if u acutally had a son this present time xD

[apovazquez]

excelente ....la pelicula es muy buena ....y la parte musical es perfecta

......

[alcardes]

this child is just amazing! I wish I could play like him...I love this movie

[mayev89763]

where can i watch this movie? that kid is so amazing by the way, wish i could play like him.

[LSOviolinist]

It looks as though the boy will explode near the end of the piece.

[BajanYankee1]

If I remember correctly I think he passed out after he played.

[ley103906]

I have seen this movie at last week.

I was moved deeply.

I'm so glad to see it here again.

[ExAstris37]

Some movies have soundtracks that drag the movie down, others have once that make them better, most fall in the middle.

This is definitely a movie whose soundtrack improves the movie greatly. The movie is worth watching once as a movie, but the soundtrack is higher quality and worth repeating far more times.

[mimicrush]

My favorite movie ever.

[isthemirrorballsuit]

who an earth is this child who played this character, the actor himself is equally amazing

[TheWorldiLivein]

we will never know who Kaspar Weiss was, sadly he died in the movie

[1019drummer]

love this movie..........

[smyle0123]

Sofía ... !!! Simplemente impresionante. Bellísima música.

[twoblink]

This kid is bad ass also.. But Joshua Bell makes you believe there is a God..

[almaesperanza63]

esta chida la cancion lastima que christoh koncz  no es el que originalmente toca ya que segun su historia es un violinista que toca solo los pedazos de la musica. pero el papel le quedo tambien a christoph que la gente le cree wow¡ el violin rojo es buenena pelicula. la neta yo si me la crei kaspar weiss es buen personaje chrisph estaba chido de morrito

[JacobysBestGirl]

Does anyone know what level this music is? I am in Suziki Violin Book 5, is this to Easy? To hard?

[RidingIsFlying]

depends on how good you are at shifting, and it takes some very good bowing technique, as im sure you can tell. But you can look up the red violin sheet music online and see for yourself. Parts are very hard, and some parts are quite doable.

[blackfoliage1]

Great scene and even better film.

[musicequaloxygen]

he's adorableeee

[xtrablack]

what are they playing

[cr3w1n]

Kasper in my opinion just has more spirit than pope. Sorry FOLKS..lol good movie though

[MelodyOfVision]

I agree!

But that red violin has got to be magic. It plays vibrato where the music piece calls for it, even when the actor playing Pope doesn't! *LOL*

[vpeun]

beautiful

[JLRVPUMA]

lo encontré!

lo andaba buscando y de casualidad llegue.

Simplemente hermoso!

Thanks!

[sofiainred]

The red violin is a beautiful and perfect film.

Let me simply say, the music is fantastic..!

Thanks for posting this.

[indy52102]

what's the name of the song wiess practiced?

[frekijsimpson]

it's all in the info:

All music written and arranged by John Corigliano. The first piece which was played by the orphans is a Baroque variation of the red violin's theme. The audition for Monsieur Poussin is a variation of Bach's violin concertos with the red violin's theme infused throughout. The last piece which Kaspar was practicing so diligently, is another variation from The Red Violin Caprices, the first variation on the sheet music.

[niecyg88]

i watched this movie when i first started playing and that little boy inspired me to keep playing. but no t sure if i want to play myself to death tho. but other than that this movie was amazing.

[supremok]

actually the solo at the audition reminds me of bach, the initial piece could be in the style of vivaldi very nice but still i cant find the sheets of these pieces i found one with some variations but i want these to begin

[niecyg88]

i agree. some of the music from the movie i found to copy the style of bach. such as the bach #1 violin solo.

[HidanyKakuzu]

La hija de mi profesora conoce al niño que hace de Kasper actualmente. Vive en Viena en una casita de campo :) Es evidentemente mas mayor creo que dijo que tenía unos 23 o 24 años

[hayama317]

that is a baroque violin!!!

[hahaidontcare]

Yeah, and bow. But the tail piece should be maple as well as the fingerboard.

[SoarinKitty]

What's the name of that first song that's played? The solo looks like so much fun to play.

[karitika]

=O esa musica es la q mas amo de toda la pelicula! y kaspar *-* es tan tierno ...!

muchas grax por subir este video!

thank! -^.^-

[SoarinKitty]

any way of posting the whole song that they play during the credits?

[MelodyOfVision]

I think it's this one - it's Anna's theme.

The Red Violin:

watch?v=VAuQb_bKI0Q

I hope this helps!

[SoarinKitty]

thank you! :)

[Violagrl10]

I love this scene. The music reminds me of Vivaldi...

[imtosexyformyself]

Poor guy dies in less than a year.

So sad.

But I like the great playing.

[SoarinKitty]

It's amazing how well he can play an instrument that looks as big as he is hahaha

[supremok]

omg, where can i find the music sheet of these songs.....

[GeminideLeon30]

Hello there...can you upload the whole video please... this is one the best movies i've ever seen.

[MelodyOfVision]

I wish I can, but this is YouTube's playhouse and they won't like that. I'm not even sure if posting excerpts of a movie is acceptable, but lots of people are doing this without being shut down, so....*shrug*

[dmmc1043]

my friend was supposed to be in this movie (i've posted videos of him in my youtube -carmen-) since it was shot where he lived but unfortunately visa problems and red tape messed everything up for him

[MelodyOfVision]

Oh that's terrible. He's quite good! What part was he suppose to play?

[LibertyGB]

5***** Absolutely wonderful video. I so enjoyed it.

[MelodyOfVision]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[d5v24]

wow, that was really good.

[MelodyOfVision]

Yeah, I wish *I* could play like that!

[HaploTR]

What's the full title of this movie, and the year it was released? I've been searching for it but all I can find are some movie with Samuel Jackson(NOT what I want in a musical movie, for sure), and some modern documentary-type movie.

[MelodyOfVision]

Hi HaploTR,

The full title is "The Red Violin" and released in 1998. It traces its journey from one owner to the next over the span of about 300 years to the present, covering three continents.

Samuel Jackson plays a violin appraiser set in present day Montreal to investigate the identity of this mysterious red violin.

[Axlepros]

@HaploTR the guy doesn't interfere with the musical part of this movie so stop being ignorant

[dernieremode]

the last piece that kasper plays is another variation from The Red Violin Caprices, it is the first variation on the sheet music.

[MelodyOfVision]

Thanks for this info! Do you happen to know what John Corigliano's influence was for this particular piece?

The first one that Kaspar played was Baroque for example and the second was a play on Bach's violin concertos. I just can't recognize the influence, if any, on the last piece.

I saw an interview of John Corigliano on YouTube (v=jt6innUUM_c) and he said some pieces had no particular influence or variation of the red violin's theme. Maybe this is one of them.

[dernieremode]

I really have no idea sorry....to me it just sounds as if its meant to be a sort of etude

[conqueror05]

excelente video

[MelodyOfVision]

I'm glad you've enjoyed it!

[epi8]

One fo my fav movies of all time next to My Fair Lady -- that little kid was sick

[MelodyOfVision]

Yeah! At first I wasn't sure if Christoph Koncz was playing the violin for real in the movie. I just couldn't believe that a kid could have such mastery of the violin at such a young age.

But I learned it was true when I saw a concert on Bravo (cable channel) that played all the music from the movie. Yes! He really *did* play all those pieces. He was incredible!

I also saw the look on Joshua Bell's face. I could have sworn he was jealous!

[mafranci]

Who played in this movie was Joshua Bell. The kid maybe learned the pieces just to know the positions.

[MelodyOfVision]

Joshua Bell played most of the pieces - especially for the actor who played the Englishman, Pope, during his concert when he had that flash of "inspiration."

Christoph Koncz played the pieces for his part himself. He comes from a musical family - his father is a conductor and his mother is a musician. He himself has been playing the violin since he was four.

You can check out his website listed under my synopsis of this clip.

[fiddlinmatt]

I seriously doubt that they would sound that good but I still liked the scene.

[MelodyOfVision]

*grin*

Well, back then they didn't have Wii (wonder if they'll come out with Orchestra - a classical version of Rockband), PS3 or XBox so they had plenty of time to practice! Just kidding.

Yeah, if it weren't for the magic of movie production, instead of hearing the London or New York Philharmonic, they probably sound like the strings orchestra I was forced to listen to in assembly during junior high school. Brrrr!

But I don't really know. Christoph Koncz at that age, however, is *that* good!